Yebble is a locality in the South West region of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Established in 2021 from parts of the localities of Gracetown and Burnside, its name honours Sam Isaacs, whose Aboriginal name (in the

Wardandi The Wadandi, also spelt Wardandi and other variants, are an Aboriginal people of south-western Western Australia, one of fourteen language groups of the Noongar peoples. Name There are at least three theories about the meaning of the tribal et ...

group of the

Nyungar language Noongar (), also Nyungar (), is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and others. It is taught actively in Australia, including at schools, universities and through public broa ...

) was ''Yebble'', a stockman who was involved with Grace Bussell in the rescue of in 1876. The locality is mostly covered by the

Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is a national park in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. It is named after the two Cape (geography), capes either end of the park, Cape Leeuwin and Cape N ...

and also contains

Ellensbrook Ellensbrook is a heritage-listed property in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park in the locality of Yebble, Western Australia near Margaret River. Also known as Ellensbrook House or Ellensbrook Homestead, the property is managed by the National ...

homestead and the Meekadarribee Falls, which are significant to the local Wardandi people. Yebble is near the land that was granted to Isaacs by the

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Shire of Augusta–Margaret River Towns in Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub